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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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